Live rate: 1 USD = 0.8188 GBP (-0.01%)

Inverted: 1 GBP = 1.2213 USD

Provider Exchange Rate Fee Recipient gets Service Notes Action

Live Market Rate

0.8188 0 0.8106 Set Alert Set Alert
Horizon Currency 0.8155

(indicative)

0 0.8155 International Payments and Transfers Experts in international money transfers for business and individuals, delivering industry-beating exchange rates.
CorPay 0.8131

(indicative)

0 0.8131 International Payments and Transfers Indicative Dealing Desk Quote. Rate can only be applied to transfers in excess of £2000 equivalent.
Travel FX 0.8114 0 0.8114 Holiday FX, Cash Delivery A specialist alternative to banks, bureau de change & the Post Office for clients seeking competitive currency exchange rates. A multiple award-winning company, offering free delivery (over £700.00 , no commission charges, payment by Debit Card or Bank Transfer and typically offering the best exchange rates available.

Best Bank Rate

Banks
0.7959

(upper range)

Variable 0.7959 Payments, transfers, holiday money Determined using data on spread charges supplied by IMTI

Worst Bank Rate

Banks
0.7901

(lower range)

Variable 0.7901 Payments, transfers, holiday money Determined using data on spread charges supplied by Money Mover and Accourt

Paypal

Paypal
0.7820 0 0.7820 International Payments and Transfers

Airport Pickup

Moneycorp
0.8065 0 0.8065 Holiday FX, Cash Delivery Booking Online prior to pickup is the key to getting a good rate

USD/GBP Live Chart and Data

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January - 2023

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
2

Open: 0.8268

Close: 0.8301

Mid: 0.8286

3

Open: 0.8301

Close: 0.8356

Mid: 0.8339

4

Open: 0.8356

Close: 0.8295

Mid: 0.8318

5

Open: 0.8295

Close: 0.8395

Mid: 0.8351

6

Open: 0.8395

Close: 0.8269

Mid: 0.8355

7
8
9

Open: 0.8274

Close: 0.8207

Mid: 0.8232

10

Open: 0.8207

Close: 0.8230

Mid: 0.8228

11

Open: 0.8230

Close: 0.8231

Mid: 0.8238

12

Open: 0.8231

Close: 0.8189

Mid: 0.8218

13

Open: 0.8189

Close: 0.8174

Mid: 0.8197

14
15
16

Open: 0.8176

Close: 0.8200

Mid: 0.8176

17

Open: 0.8200

Close: 0.8138

Mid: 0.8174

18

Open: 0.8138

Close: 0.8100

Mid: 0.8101

19

Open: 0.8100

Close: 0.8070

Mid: 0.8094

20

Open: 0.8070

Close: 0.8066

Mid: 0.8084

21
22
23

Open: 0.8067

Close: 0.8078

Mid: 0.8074

24

Open: 0.8078

Close: 0.8104

Mid: 0.8105

25

Open: 0.8105

Close: 0.8063

Mid: 0.8101

26

Open: 0.8063

Close: 0.8058

Mid: 0.8073

27

Open: 0.8058

Close: 0.8067

Mid: 0.8076

28
29
30

Open: 0.8077

Close: 0.8097

Mid: 0.8079

31

Open: 0.8097

Close: 0.8119

Mid: 0.8112

February - 2023

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1

Open: 0.8119

Close: 0.8082

Mid: 0.8107

2

Open: 0.8082

Close: 0.8180

Mid: 0.8123

3

Open: 0.8180

Close: 0.8296

Mid: 0.8226

4
5
6

Open: 0.8311

Close: 0.8320

Mid: 0.8305

7

Open: 0.8320

Close: 0.8300

Mid: 0.8314

8

Open: 0.8300

Close: 0.8284

Mid: 0.8282

9

Open: 0.8284

Close: 0.8251

Mid: 0.8248

10

Open: 0.8251

Close: 0.8293

Mid: 0.8269

11
12
13

Open: 0.8293

Close: 0.8238

Mid: 0.8271

14

Open: 0.8238

Close: 0.8214

Mid: 0.8201

15

Open: 0.8214

Close: 0.8310

Mid: 0.8275

16

Open: 0.8310

Close: 0.8341

Mid: 0.8320

17

Open: 0.8341

Close: 0.8305

Mid: 0.8346

18
19
20

Open: 0.8306

Close: 0.8305

Mid: 0.8309

21

Open: 0.8305

Close: 0.8256

Mid: 0.8287

22

Open: 0.8256

Close: 0.8302

Mid: 0.8274

23

Open: 0.8301

Close: 0.8323

Mid: 0.8310

24

Open: 0.8323

Close: 0.8374

Mid: 0.8344

25
26
27

Open: 0.8361

Close: 0.8290

Mid: 0.8337

28

Open: 0.8290

Close: 0.8318

Mid: 0.8278

March - 2023

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1

Open: 0.8319

Close: 0.8315

Mid: 0.8315

2

Open: 0.8315

Close: 0.8370

Mid: 0.8347

3

Open: 0.8370

Close: 0.8303

Mid: 0.8336

4
5
6

Open: 0.8314

Close: 0.8315

Mid: 0.8319

7

Open: 0.8315

Close: 0.8455

Mid: 0.8373

8

Open: 0.8455

Close: 0.8443

Mid: 0.8452

9

Open: 0.8443

Close: 0.8386

Mid: 0.8414

10

Open: 0.8386

Close: 0.8310

Mid: 0.8326

11
12
13

Open: 0.8311

Close: 0.8208

Mid: 0.8254

14

Open: 0.8208

Close: 0.8225

Mid: 0.8217

15

Open: 0.8225

Close: 0.8294

Mid: 0.8267

16

Open: 0.8294

Close: 0.8258

Mid: 0.8280

17

Open: 0.8258

Close: 0.8211

Mid: 0.8230

18
19
20

Open: 0.8192

Close: 0.8144

Mid: 0.8179

21

Open: 0.8144

Close: 0.8185

Mid: 0.8176

22

Open: 0.8185

Close: 0.8152

Mid: 0.8149

23

Open: 0.8151

Close: 0.8139

Mid: 0.8128

24

Open: 0.8139

Close: 0.8175

Mid: 0.8169

25
26
27

Open: 0.8173

Close: 0.8138

Mid: 0.8159

28

Open: 0.8138

Close: 0.8103

Mid: 0.8120

29

Open: 0.8103

Close: 0.8120

Mid: 0.8109

30

Open: 0.8120

Close: 0.8073

Mid: 0.8102

31

Open: 0.8073

Close: 0.8109

Mid: 0.8081

April - 2023

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
2
3

Open: 0.8106

Close: 0.8053

Mid: 0.8098

4

Open: 0.8053

Close: 0.8000

Mid: 0.8026

5

Open: 0.8000

Close: 0.8024

Mid: 0.8017

6

Open: 0.8024

Close: 0.8040

Mid: 0.8032

7

Open: 0.8039

Close: 0.8053

Mid: 0.8050

8
9
10

Open: 0.8051

Close: 0.8076

Mid: 0.8069

11

Open: 0.8076

Close: 0.8049

Mid: 0.8053

12

Open: 0.8049

Close: 0.8010

Mid: 0.8034

13

Open: 0.8010

Close: 0.7985

Mid: 0.7995

14

Open: 0.7985

Close: 0.8055

Mid: 0.8018

15
16
17

Open: 0.8059

Close: 0.8080

Mid: 0.8067

18

Open: 0.8080

Close: 0.8048

Mid: 0.8059

19

Open: 0.8048

Close: 0.8039

Mid: 0.8043

20

Open: 0.8039

Close: 0.8036

Mid: 0.8041

21

Open: 0.8036

Close: 0.8037

Mid: 0.8059

22
23
24

Open: 0.8048

Close: 0.8009

Mid: 0.8033

25

Open: 0.8009

Close: 0.8058

Mid: 0.8034

26

Open: 0.8058

Close: 0.8020

Mid: 0.8027

27

Open: 0.8020

Close: 0.8001

Mid: 0.8020

28

Open: 0.8001

Close: 0.7958

Mid: 0.7990

29
30

May - 2023

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1

Open: 0.7962

Close: 0.8003

Mid: 0.7984

2

Open: 0.8003

Close: 0.8021

Mid: 0.8017

3

Open: 0.8021

Close: 0.7959

Mid: 0.7983

4

Open: 0.7959

Close: 0.7954

Mid: 0.7953

5

Open: 0.7953

Close: 0.7917

Mid: 0.7932

6
7
8

Open: 0.7917

Close: 0.7925

Mid: 0.7911

9

Open: 0.7925

Close: 0.7924

Mid: 0.7931

10

Open: 0.7924

Close: 0.7921

Mid: 0.7911

11

Open: 0.7921

Close: 0.7993

Mid: 0.7956

12

Open: 0.7993

Close: 0.8033

Mid: 0.8005

13
14
15

Open: 0.8030

Close: 0.7982

Mid: 0.8007

16

Open: 0.7982

Close: 0.8009

Mid: 0.7996

17

Open: 0.8009

Close: 0.8008

Mid: 0.8022

18

Open: 0.8008

Close: 0.8059

Mid: 0.8037

19

Open: 0.8059

Close: 0.8035

Mid: 0.8040

20
21
22

Open: 0.8032

Close: 0.8040

Mid: 0.8036

23

Open: 0.8040

Close: 0.8055

Mid: 0.8058

24

Open: 0.8055

Close: 0.8087

Mid: 0.8056

25

Open: 0.8087

Close: 0.8116

Mid: 0.8099

26

Open: 0.8116

Close: 0.8098

Mid: 0.8095

27
28
29

Open: 0.8102

Close: 0.8093

Mid: 0.8095

30

Open: 0.8094

Close: 0.8057

Mid: 0.8073

31

Open: 0.8057

Close: 0.8038

Mid: 0.8067

June - 2023

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1

Open: 0.8038

Close: 0.7983

Mid: 0.8019

2

Open: 0.7983

Close: 0.8032

Mid: 0.8005

3
4
5

Open: 0.8030

Close: 0.8041

Mid: 0.8057

6

Open: 0.8042

Close: 0.8049

Mid: 0.8048

7

Open: 0.8049

Close: 0.8040

Mid: 0.8034

8

Open: 0.8040

Close: 0.7962

Mid: 0.8001

9

Open: 0.7962

Close: 0.7950

Mid: 0.7961

10
11
12

Open: 0.7955

Close: 0.7992

Mid: 0.7973

13

Open: 0.7992

Close: 0.7929

Mid: 0.7958

14

Open: 0.7929

Close: 0.7897

Mid: 0.7905

15

Open: 0.7897

Close: 0.7822

Mid: 0.7870

16

Open: 0.7822

Close: 0.7798

Mid: 0.7807

17
18
19

Open: 0.7803

Close: 0.7821

Mid: 0.7810

20

Open: 0.7816

Close: 0.7834

Mid: 0.7837

21

Open: 0.7834

Close: 0.7832

Mid: 0.7845

22

Open: 0.7832

Close: 0.7845

Mid: 0.7824

23

Open: 0.7845

Close: 0.7864

Mid: 0.7862

24
25
26

Open: 0.7869

Close: 0.7867

Mid: 0.7863

27

Open: 0.7867

Close: 0.7844

Mid: 0.7855

28

Open: 0.7844

Close: 0.7914

Mid: 0.7887

29

Open: 0.7914

Close: 0.7929

Mid: 0.7918

30

Open: 0.7929

Close: 0.7875

Mid: 0.7897

July - 2023

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
2
3

Open: 0.7883

Close: 0.7879

Mid: 0.7880

4

Open: 0.7879

Close: 0.7866

Mid: 0.7867

5

Open: 0.7866

Close: 0.7872

Mid: 0.7867

6

Open: 0.7872

Close: 0.7849

Mid: 0.7857

7

Open: 0.7849

Close: 0.7788

Mid: 0.7820

8
9
10

Open: 0.7792

Close: 0.7776

Mid: 0.7807

11

Open: 0.7775

Close: 0.7732

Mid: 0.7755

12

Open: 0.7732

Close: 0.7700

Mid: 0.7721

13

Open: 0.7699

Close: 0.7613

Mid: 0.7656

14

Open: 0.7613

Close: 0.7639

Mid: 0.7624

15
16
17

Open: 0.7640

Close: 0.7649

Mid: 0.7645

18

Open: 0.7649

Close: 0.7672

Mid: 0.7647

19

Open: 0.7671

Close: 0.7729

Mid: 0.7719

20

Open: 0.7728

Close: 0.7771

Mid: 0.7751

21

Open: 0.7772

Close: 0.7780

Mid: 0.7776

22
23
24

Open: 0.7778

Close: 0.7800

Mid: 0.7788

25

Open: 0.7798

Close: 0.7751

Mid: 0.7778

26

Open: 0.7751

Close: 0.7726

Mid: 0.7741

27

Open: 0.7727

Close: 0.7815

Mid: 0.7759

28

Open: 0.7815

Close: 0.7784

Mid: 0.7797

29
30
31

Open: 0.7786

Close: 0.7791

Mid: 0.7782

August - 2023

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1

Open: 0.7791

Close: 0.7827

Mid: 0.7818

2

Open: 0.7827

Close: 0.7868

Mid: 0.7848

3

Open: 0.7868

Close: 0.7869

Mid: 0.7890

4

Open: 0.7869

Close: 0.7843

Mid: 0.7849

5
6
7

Open: 0.7843

Close: 0.7823

Mid: 0.7843

8

Open: 0.7822

Close: 0.7844

Mid: 0.7852

9

Open: 0.7844

Close: 0.7862

Mid: 0.7845

10

Open: 0.7862

Close: 0.7890

Mid: 0.7847

11

Open: 0.7890

Close: 0.7876

Mid: 0.7873

12
13
14

Open: 0.7881

Close: 0.7884

Mid: 0.7895

15

Open: 0.7883

Close: 0.7872

Mid: 0.7866

16

Open: 0.7871

Close: 0.7856

Mid: 0.7858

17

Open: 0.7855

Close: 0.7846

Mid: 0.7846

18

Open: 0.7845

Close: 0.7853

Mid: 0.7857

19
20
21

Open: 0.7854

Close: 0.7839

Mid: 0.7850

22

Open: 0.7840

Close: 0.7853

Mid: 0.7837

23

Open: 0.7854

Close: 0.7861

Mid: 0.7881

24

Open: 0.7858

Close: 0.7937

Mid: 0.7899

25

Open: 0.7936

Close: 0.7951

Mid: 0.7936

26
27
28

Open: 0.7945

Close: 0.7937

Mid: 0.7944

29

Open: 0.7935

Close: 0.7909

Mid: 0.7931

30

Open: 0.7909

Close: 0.7861

Mid: 0.7885

31

Open: 0.7861

Close: 0.7891

Mid: 0.7878

September - 2023

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1

Open: 0.7891

Close: 0.7944

Mid: 0.7909

2
3
4

Open: 0.7942

Close: 0.7919

Mid: 0.7928

5

Open: 0.7919

Close: 0.7958

Mid: 0.7949

6

Open: 0.7958

Close: 0.7996

Mid: 0.7978

7

Open: 0.7996

Close: 0.8018

Mid: 0.8015

8

Open: 0.8018

Close: 0.8025

Mid: 0.8011

9
10
11

Open: 0.8016

Close: 0.7995

Mid: 0.7993

12

Open: 0.7994

Close: 0.8002

Mid: 0.8003

13

Open: 0.8005

Close: 0.8006

Mid: 0.8017

14

Open: 0.8006

Close: 0.8058

Mid: 0.8031

15

Open: 0.8059

Close: 0.8074

Mid: 0.8057

16
17
18

Open: 0.8076

Close: 0.8074

Mid: 0.8071

19

Open: 0.8075

Close: 0.8069

Mid: 0.8066

20

Open: 0.8070

Close: 0.8101

Mid: 0.8080

21

Open: 0.8101

Close: 0.8134

Mid: 0.8134

22

Open: 0.8133

Close: 0.8172

Mid: 0.8154

23
24
25

Open: 0.8157

Close: 0.8189

Mid: 0.8177

26
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October - 2023

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